Mrs. Shockley's first grade is studying non-fiction in their reading unit and highlighting the differences between fiction and non-fiction texts. While looking through a social studies magazine, the students encountered an article about Martin Luther King, Jr. This spurred a conversation into who MLK was, why our country remembers him, the impact he had and continues to have on society, and where more information about him can be found. This is a mountain of information for little minds, but they excelled at taking it all in and were excited to share their dreams with each other!

 

"It is always fun integrating literature into our lessons, bringing hands-on activities into learning, and getting the kids involved in the sharing of ideas," said Mrs. Shockley.  Incorporating literature, research, history, and scripture into her lesson, Mrs. Shockley used the celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., to have her students explore what it means to have a dream and how that dream can best impact the community and bring Christ to others.

It was a day of fascination and learning  as we welcomed Matt Olson from the City of Charleston Recreation Department to share a Gator Tales program. 

Kindergartners studied what makes alligators and crocodiles different from each other and
what adaptations make them thrive in a water environment. Students learned that alligators are known to be apex predators which means they are at the top of the food chain. 

After learning how alligators are often one of the most misunderstood reptiles in the Lowcountry, the Kindergartners got a chance to meet Mr. Olson's friend, "S parky the alligator". What a wonderful learning experience for these young students!

It's that time of year again! "Because He first loved us" is the annual Valentine's Day fundraiser of our Prom Committee to support the Junior/Senior Spring Prom. Parents and students can purchase flowers, candy, and singing-grams (performed by the PCA High School Choir) for any student from Preschool - 12th Grade! Deliveries of these Valentine treats will be on Wednesday, February 14th.

 

The deadline to order is Thursday, January 25th. You'll find the order form attached. Please print and view prices of each item. Payment can be made with cash or check payable to PCA. Lower School students can return forms to their homeroom teacher. Upper School students can return forms to the "Valentine boxes" located in the breezeway.

 

Help us show the love to our amazing students, and support our juniors and seniors! Questions? Contact Katie Jacobs at kjacobs@palmettochristianacademy.org.

Valentine's Day Order Form

Our Varsity Girls team also was missing several sick players, but was supplemented with three JV players, Charlee Olson, Ansley Adams and Resse Baker. All three got into the game and contributed. Our girls won 53-29.  Maddie Davidson led our scorers with 21 points, followed by Peyton Emerson with 13, Lauren Pernell with 10 and Catherine Cave with 9. The Lady Eagles took the lead in the game on their second possession and did not trail thereafter.

In the Varsity Boys game, our six players defeated Northside 81-72.  All five of our starters scored in double figures. Marc Haight led the way with 20 points, followed closely by Thomas Michel's 19. Cole and Grayson Silvester scored 16 and 13 respectively and Robert Gregg added 12.  William Stewart closed out the scoring with a single point.

In  Friday's action, our four teams completed a sweep of Calhoun Academy. JV girls won 37-19.  JV boys won 48-15. Varsity girls won 52-41. Varsity boys won 80-39.

Although we had all of our Varsity Girls back, some were still feeling the effects of being sick earlier. Once again, Maddie led our scorers with 13 points, followed by Katelyn with 11, Peyton with 10 and Lauren with 8. Lauren also collected 12 rebounds in the game. Other scorers for PCA were Gracie Kammer with 5 points, Olivia Horne with 3 and Catherine with 2. 

The Varsity Boys game was essentially decided in the first quarter.  PCA led 32-15 after the first eight minutes and never looked back.  The Eagles outscored the Cavaliers by 15 in the second quarter, and by 14 in the third quarter. The referees indicated a running clock for the entire fourth quarter, so not much scoring took place then. Maliek Brown led our scorers with 21 points while claiming 11 rebounds. Cole scored 18, while Marc, Thomas and Hamilton Blair (playing in his first game since returning to PCA after a few years absence) each contibuted 8 points. Grayson scored 7, Robert scored 6 and William added 4 points to the total. Boys record is now 17-1 overall and they lead the region with an undefeated 5-0 record. 

In what for us might be considered a showcase game, our Varsity Girls traveled to Porter Gaud  Saturday night to take on the Cyclones. Although our team was back at full roster, I could tell that several of our girls still are suffering from the lingering effects of their illnesses. In a game that was close throughout, our Lady Eagles pulled out a win over the AAA Cyclones 47-42.  This game was statistically the least productive game our girls have played this season, only shooting 20% from the field for the night. The game was won by our girls making 22 of 40 foul shots and by playing tough defense, while relying on strong rebounding (Lauren grabbed 17 and Maddie got 10 rebounds) and making opportunistic steals down the stretch. Maddie led all scorers with 27 points and Lauren added 10. It is the first time in many years that our girls teams have had two players record double figures in rebounding and scoring in the same game. Peyton added 7 points, while Catherine, Gracie and Katelyn each scored 1 point. While this was not the best game our girls have played, it is a tribute to their preparation and their toughness that they were able to hang on and defeat a higher classification team. It should be noted that our girls' team has now beaten two of the three SCISA AAA teams they have played and three of the four SCHSL (public school) teams they have played. Girls record is now 14-3 overall and they lead the region with an undefeated 5-0 record.

Finally, www.maxpreps.com has an ongoing ranking system of teams that provide game reports. Both of our varsity teams are ranked among the top 4 teams in SCISA class AA. Good work by our young people.

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